edit character rejected 圣 — "to dig"
- Hint
- Simplified form of 聖. Depicts listening (耳) to what is spoken (口). 𡈼 represents the sound. → Depicts a hand (又) digging a lump of dirt (土). But, now 圣 is used as simplified form of 聖.
- Original meaning
- to dig
- Components
- 又 Iconic
- hint: Shorthand for the 耳 component in the traditional character 聖. → Depicts a hand.
- type: simplified → iconic
- 土 Iconic
- hint: Shorthand for the 𡈼 component in the traditional character 聖. → Depicts a lump of dirt.
- type: simplified → iconic
- 又 Iconic
Changed: hint, original meaning, components
Reviewer: "No, that's only for if this graph is pronounced as "kū". Otherwise, I would make a new definition for this."
edit character approved 圣 — "add alternate origin"
- Historical pronunciations
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- pinyin: shèng → kū
- middleChinese: syengH → kʰuət̚
- oldChinese: *l̥eŋ-s → *kʰuːd
- gloss: sage (n.) → to dig
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- Sources
- 漢語多功能字庫
- + Zhengzhang Shangfang
Changed: sources, pronunciations
edit character approved 圣 — "add old pronunciation"
edit character approved 圣 — "reconfigure"
- Hint
- Simplified form of 聖. Phonosemantic compound. 耳 represents the meaning and 呈 represents the sound. → Simplified form of 聖. Depicts listening (耳) to what is spoken (口). 𡈼 represents the sound.
- Components
- 土 Simplified
- hint: Shorthand for the 呈 component in the traditional character 聖. → Shorthand for the 𡈼 component in the traditional character 聖.
- 土 Simplified
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 圣 — "verify"